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February 18 2010
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February 07 2010
How to Make Space Invaders Cookies
Laser, 3D Printer, and an Onion, OH MY!
Laser, 3D printer, and an onion, OH MY!
I found this about a year ago and then lost the link before I could blog about it. Thankfully, the gentleman Douglas Repetto sent a link today to the Thingiverse group and now I can share this project’s beauty with you!
It’s a glorious machine that runs on very old-skool early reprap technology. Zach designed and shipped those boards two years ago. If I was an art collector or MOMA, I would buy this. It’s awesome!
This system uses lasers to scan an onion plant from one of three angles. As the plant is scanned a fuse deposition modeler in real-time creates a plastic model based on the information collected. The device repeats this process every twenty-four hours scanning from a different angle. After a new model is produced the system advances a conveyor approximately 17 inches so the cycle can repeat. The result is a series of models illustrating the growth of the plant from varying angles.
makerbotRegister for the 48 Hour Hackathon!
Don't forget to register for the hackathon! It's totally free, but we're asking folks to sign up so we can get an idea of how many people to expect!
NYC Resistor's first 48 hour hackathon will run from 6pm Friday, Feburary 12 to 6pm Friday, February 14. At the end of the hackfest there will be time to share your projects as well as exciting prizes for the most awesome hacks.
You can work by yourself or with a team, and if you don't have a team/project we'll assign you to one. Projects we've heard buzz about include:
- Re-enabling the 1930's teletype
- Building props to do a trivia quiz. Buzzers, lights, etc
- Subway wifi radio station aka "Radio Free MTA"
The format is open, you're welcome to come and go as you please. We'll keep the Club Mate flowing and follow a loose schedule of demos and workshops to help spark your imagination. PS, interested in giving a demo of some sort at the hackathon? Contact Kelly!
Friday, Feb 12
6pm – 8pm: Intros and whatnot. There's no formal registration, but it would be nice if folks introduced themselves and what they're working on
8pm – 12am: hack hack hack hack hack
Saturday, Feb 13
12am-4pm: hack hack hack hack
Afternoon-ish: Makerbot demo! Watch as Widget produces widgets with his magical printing device!
12pm – 2pm: Soldering lab! Practice your soldering skills. We'll have some of the TV-Be-Gone kits on hand for folks who want to learn to solder (or just irritate employees at Best Buy)
4pm – 6pm: GO EAT SOMETHING. We'll need to make space for the Audio Fun with Coils class from 4-6, so it's a good excuse to get some food, take a shower, reunite with your kids, etc.
4pm – 12am: hack hack hack hack hack
Sunday, Feb 14
12am – 5pm: hack hack hack hack
7am: Late night breakfast. We'll strike out for food before the valentine's day brunchers are even awake.
5pm: PRESENTATIONS! Everyone will get a few minutes to show off what they did. We promise this won't be long and painful.
5:45- 6pm: We'll award awesome awards, tidy up, and have you all home in time for Valentine's dinner.
hackerspacesFebruary 04 2010
johlFebruary 02 2010
February 01 2010
Augmented Reality: downsides and evil applications
*Just kinda the tip of the darkside iceberg here, but what the heck, it’s a useful start.
http://www.augmentedplanet.com/2010/01/the-case-against-augmented-reality/
*”BurglAR”:
January 31 2010
Apartment-sized vertical herb garden
Xavier Calluaud's "Urb Garden -- A vertical food garden for the urban gardener" complete with a composting 'worm farm' and internal watering system. [via Inhabitat]
More:
- Flashback: Solar Herb Dryer
- Set up a hydroponic herb garden
- How-To: Make an Herb Garden from Recycled Plastic Bottles
January 29 2010
Maybe Soup is currently being updated? I'll try again automatically in a few seconds...
